Blessed to be located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina, Ned has a range of expertise upon which to draw that is both broad and deep. He spent 21 years in the electronics industry followed by another 22 years in the Christian not-for-profit sector.

He has held senior management posi­tions in Fortune 100 companies, higher edu­cation, parachurch ministry, and charitable foundations. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master of divinity degree with con­cen­trations in systematic theology and Biblical counseling.

With this diverse background and a teachable spirit, Ned brings a “big picture” strategic per­spective and a great deal of wisdom to any engagement. This coupled with a humble, winsome approach—characterized by a quick wit—makes him a welcome partner and valued advisor to any executive or organization.

Non-for-Profit Services:

1. Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Organization’s Resource Development

Design, implement, and execute a resource development campaign that will revitalize your organization.

Analyze your organization’s needs for computer-based resource development tools, determine upgrades/conversions necessary, and help you navigate the tricky waters of system implementation.

Mobilize your organization’s board for resource development.

Perform a comprehensive audit of your organization’s resource development program and recommend/implement improvements.

Design and execute a strategic-plan/operating-plan development process to clearly identify your organiza­tion’s future direction and desired ministry impact and then delineate the action steps to get you there.

Provide facilitation of executive level meetings and communication to insure an effective process of communication among the senior leadership of your organization or between senior leadership and the rest of the organization.

Family Foundation Services:

Assist families in discovering/determining their ministry passions and design a charitable giving plan that is aligned with those passions.

Develop and facilitate a process to identify and mitigate family relational challenges that adversely impact effective charitable giving.

Assist families in determining the best governance structure for their foundation.

Provide a highly-experienced third-party perspective that can be of great help in facilitating clear and constructive family communication.

For-Profit Services:

1. Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Organization’s Future

Design and execute a strategic-plan/operating-plan development process to clearly identify your organiza­tion’s future direction and desired outcomes and then delineate the action steps to get you there.

Provide facilitation of executive level meetings and communication to insure an effective process of communication among the senior leadership of your organization or between senior leadership and the rest of the organization.